Franchise Legal Updates | Compliance Insights | Cheng Cohen - Part 2

June 12, 2025 | Legal News

TCPA DEVELOPMENTS: UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE

Recent judicial and regulatory activity has significantly shifted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) compliance landscape. Below is a summary…

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June 12, 2025 | Legal News

REVERSING COURSE: SBA REINSTATES FRANCHISE DIRECTORY

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) eliminated the SBA Franchise Directory (“Directory”) in 2023. Two years later, the SBA has reinstated…

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June 12, 2025 | Legal News

MEMBERSHIPS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: THE FINE PRINT CAN BE A BIG CHALLENGE

While the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has postponed enforcement of its amended “click-to-cancel” rule until July 14, 2025, franchisors that…

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August 22, 2024 | Legal News

New FTC Guidance Raises Questions about Fee Disclosures

The FTC staff recently issued guidance on franchisors’ right to require franchisees to pay new or increased fees that were…

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August 22, 2024 | Legal News

FTC Non-Compete Ban Enjoined Nationally

In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a rule, that was scheduled to take effect September 4, 2024,…

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August 22, 2024 | Legal News

Higher Dollar Thresholds for FTC Exemptions

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Franchise Rule has three exemptions from its disclosure requirements that include monetary threshold components, including…

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April 25, 2024 | Legal News

Cheng Cohen 2024 Legal Eagles

We are pleased to announced that Franchise Times has named 10 Cheng Cohen attorneys to its 2024 list of Legal…

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April 25, 2024 | Legal News

FTC Issues Final Rule on Non-Compete Ban: How It Affects YOUR Business

By a 3-2 vote, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved issuance of a final rule (the “Rule”) banning almost all…

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March 13, 2024 | Legal News

NLRB Expands Joint Employer Test: Consider Revising Rights Retained Under Your Franchise Agreement

March 13, 2024 Update: On March 8, 2024, a federal judge entered summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Chamber…

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January 25, 2024 | Legal News

Groundhog Day Comes Early: What’s going on with joint employment now?! And what to do about it.

Groundhog Day Comes Early: What’s going on with joint employment now?! And what to do about it. If only we…

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January 25, 2024 | Legal News

Meet our 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers Magazine has named two Cheng Cohen attorneys, Fredric Cohen and Allison Grow Ryan, to the 2024 Illinois Super…

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October 27, 2023 | Legal News

Corporate Transparency Act: New Reporting Rules Start January 1

Effective January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require most private companies to disclose personal information about their…

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